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The Benefits of Living Smoke Free

What do you want to gain from quitting? Check off some reasons to quit.

Those dollars add up!

Cigarettes are expensive, and getting more expensive all the time. Do you realize how much money you are spending on cigarettes per year? What is the average amount you spend on a pack of cigarettes? What is the average number of packs that you smoke per day? Using your answers to these questions, fill in this formula to help you find out:

($ _____ per pack) ×

( _____ number of packs per day) × (365 days) =

$ _____ yearly cost of smoking

Besides tobacco, there are other costs, including extra cleaning bills and replacement costs for clothing and furniture; medical expenses for smoking-related illnesses; and higher health, life, and car insurance premiums.

Cigars and pipes count too!

Cigars and pipes are also dangerous. So are smokeless (chewing) tobacco and snuff. All of these products contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance that has harmful effects on your body. Quitting smoking means giving up all tobacco products.

Health benefits

___ Improve my ability to breathe without coughing or shortness of breath